Ball-worshipping someone with money is the American dream. Arnold had alot of advantages beginning with his first day in Venice. He did not "start with nothing" in America as he claims and has succeeded in convincing many. He was smart and tookfull advantage of his opportunities, but make no mistake the opportunites afforded him from real estate to contest promotion to being annointed the star of PI in a movie that made the career that followed, were well beyond what most will ever have the luxury of access to.